Hhmx.de * hhmx.de

Föderation EN So 19.01.2025 20:34:19

@WofWca So I have finally updated to the latest and greatest #deltachat desktop. And I must say I am really impressed.
Both lists, list of conversations and list of messages are now keyboard navigable.
The hint for the screen reader users is that not all of the screen readers may switch into focus mode automatically so once you do this manually you can enjoy the user experience the way it has been designed.
Also there are nice keyboard shortcuts e.g. ctrl+n for jumping into the input box, ctrl+k for search and more.
Now I do really need to explore more i.e. what about the encryption. Can I use my existing GPG key or add a subkey or is that handled transparently on the background? I need to figure out if I should create new email for chatting or use my primary email.
Still from the accessibility point of view we are really getting something usefull I think.

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Peter Vágner
@pvagner@fedi.ml

Föderation EN So 19.01.2025 21:15:26

Note to my-self and other people like me:
Read the #deltachat help it's all perfectly explained there in easy to follow language. It's even translated to various different languages already.
The number one answer for me is that there are #deltachat specific so called #chatmail servers suitable for anonymous instant messaging over email.
So eventhough I like to self host my emails, I think I'll go with existing #chatmail server at least initially.

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Delta Chat
@delta@chaos.social

Föderation EN So 19.01.2025 21:33:54

@pvagner indeed, these days we recommend newcomers to use chatmail servers first and explore, also with friends, how things go and feel. Once interest is established it may be worth the effort to also run one or two simply be happy with the existing chatmail servers

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devSJR :python: :rstats:
@devSJR@fosstodon.org

Föderation EN So 19.01.2025 22:30:48

@delta @pvagner
Some time ago, there was an attempt to help users to migrate from one server to another, like taking the phone number. I guess you know what I mean. Is there something still in the making? Because this would ease a transition from a chatmail server to an own server, for example.

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Delta Chat
@delta@chaos.social

Föderation EN Mo 20.01.2025 00:17:03

@devSJR @pvagner If you have mostly or only "green-checkmarked" chats you can reconfigure your e-mail address to another server and then send a message to your contact which should update them. This will not migrate unencrypted or opportunistically encrypted chats, though, which is why we don't prominently recommend it. Another way is to create a new profile, and then add it to all relevant chats and remove the old profile. More cumbersome but also pretty failsafe.

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devSJR :python: :rstats:
@devSJR@fosstodon.org

Föderation EN Mo 20.01.2025 00:25:02

@delta but this would not transfer the messages from one server to another (users remain the same), right?

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